Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 128 Climate Change and Children’s Health

Climate change has many health effects, yet doctors and patients don’t routinely discuss this topic. Harleen Marwah, MD, MS, a pediatric resident at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia who is the founder of Medical Students for a Sustainable Future,provides an overview of the many ways climate changes affects children’s health, including prenatal health and mental health. Presented with overwhelming information about climate change, doctors may struggle to know how to put helpful steps into practice. Dr. Marwah discusses ideas for how pediatricians can incorporate anticipatory guidance and screening questions related to climate change into practice,with the goal of helping families navigate the changing environment; how doctors can participate in advocacy; and the one step every doctor, no matter how busy,can take today to help address climate change. This podcast is for general informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered as medical advice for any particular patient. Clinicians must rely on their own informed clinical judgment in making recommendations to their patients. ©2022 by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, all rights reserved.